Chapter 31 Searching for loot

Chapter 31 Searching for loot

Shi Xuan put the incense candles, small flags, cloth, tokens, black flags, flagpoles and fragments into the package one by one. He planned to explore the two-headed tiger's cave first after he had a good rest and regained his energy, and waited until the search was completed. Let's see if there are any methods and materials to repair the magic weapon.

After putting away the items, Shi Xuan discovered that the dark clouds that filled the sky and darkened the entire Zhuangzi had disappeared. The bright moon was like a wheel, shedding a cold light. The yard after the war looked like a dream, and the previous danger seemed like nothing. field illusion.

Bathed in the bright moonlight, Shi Xuan recalled that the dark clouds just now were indeed very strange. Now that he thought about it, they were probably caused by formations and the like, but they were not offensive at all.

When he came back to his senses, he saw that the two people in the pit had come out, each holding a few pieces of meat. Seeing Shi Xuan looking over, Ding Mingde said with some regret: "Master Tian, ​​I didn't expect that although this monster looks big, even if the completely blackened part is removed, there is only so much left."

Shi Xuan smiled and nodded, thinking that with such a powerful thunder light, there were still so many pieces of meat that were not completely burnt. It can only be said that the two-headed tiger was enough. Shi Xuan himself never thought that there would be any leftovers at first. Tiger meat, I just hope to pick up a few bones. Tiger bone soup and tiger bone wine are all good things, especially the spirit of a tiger that has only lived for who knows how many years. The effect may be better.

"Tianshi, I, I don't have much meat here, but I thought tiger bones are a good thing, so I picked up a few bones that were not completely broken." Unexpectedly, Yan Jujian and Shi Xuan were heroes. same.

"Not bad, not bad. The tiger meat itself is still a little burnt. It will be roasted and eaten tomorrow. Half of the tiger bones will be boiled into soup, and the other half will be taken back and soaked in wine. It will strengthen the body and cure rheumatism and other diseases. It is very effective. Well, by the way, I will catch a few animals tomorrow and test them. If the tiger becomes a spirit, the meat may be poisonous." Shi Xuan showed his nature as a foodie very pertinently.

Yan Jujian went into the room and tore off half of the gauze, and then the three of them put the meat and bones in one by one. Ding Mingde put it at the end and asked the two of them: "Master Tian, ​​this piece of meat is pretty good. It's not burnt, but it's Where is it?" He showed the remaining piece of meat to the two of them.

"Ha, this is a good thing. Although there is only half of it left, have you never heard of tiger whip?" Shi Xuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw the half of the thing, and Yan Jujian also heheed twice. .

Ding Mingde had a little embarrassment. He hurriedly wrapped the gauze tent and carried a bunch of tiger meat, tiger bones, and tiger whip into the room to put them away. The three of them never thought that this was midsummer, and the meat would probably go bad tomorrow. , I guess they all thought that the meat of such a ferocious tiger spirit would take at least several days to deteriorate.

After cleaning up, Shi Xuan and the two of them piled the corpses of the ghosts outside and in the room, as well as the charred parts of the tiger spirit, into the middle of the yard. Shi Xuan used the fire talisman to ignite them and cremate them. Because Shi Xuan planned to wait until dawn tomorrow morning to regain his energy before searching Zhuangzi, so he didn't want to smell the rotten smell all night.

"Although this tiger spirit has been killed, there are still some little ghosts wandering around. The two of you can sleep in Pindao's room tonight. If there is an accident, Pindao can take care of you two." Finish the post-work Afterwards, Shi Xuan called the two of them to his room.

Yan Jujian understood that Shi Xuan was right. He was a rebellious and arrogant martial arts master before entering Zhuangzi. Now he has obeyed Shi Xuan's words: "Tianshi, what you said is true. Then, I'll go and pull the quilt Just take it and put it on the ground."

"It's the same for me, and it's the same for me." Ding Mingde felt that it would be good to have a heavenly master to protect him, and he didn't expect to sleep on a bed or anything like that.

"Okay, when you are in trouble, don't call me Heavenly Master. You can call me Brother Zi'ang, Brother Shi, or Taoist Master. Also, Brother Mingde, you can sleep on the bed later. Well, Pindao and Brother Yan still need to meditate to circulate their Qi, so they don’t need a bed." Shi Xuan looked at Yan Jujian.

"Well, we will have to conduct a comprehensive search in Zhuangzi tomorrow. A certain person and the Heavenly Master...Brother Shi will have to meditate and circulate his qi in order to regain his energy. After all, there may be some unknown dangers in Zhuangzi." Yan Jujian was actually a little curious. , does this Heavenly Master also need to meditate and move Qi just like he practices martial arts? Is this the case for Taoism?

After Ding Mingde declined several times, seeing that the two of them were resolute, he had no choice but to go to bed to rest. Shi Xuan asked Yan Jujian to meditate on the chair near the back, while he moved a chair and sat beside the bed.

After sorting out the talisman seals and taking emergency measures, Shi Xuan began to sit cross-legged and with five hearts facing the sky. After all, he was still in the village, so he couldn't be careless. Shi Xuan didn't want to capsize in the gutter.

After moving his Qi for a few days, Shi Xuan slowly gathered his energy and entered the visualization state. He originally thought that he would be very tired after the battle and would be slow to enter the visualization state, but he did not expect that this time he would enter the visualization state more easily than before. Even when using secret techniques to restrain thoughts, it was easier than usual.

While imagining the clear breeze and bright moon, Shi Xuan's soul cultivation, which had been slightly bottlenecked, began to strengthen again. After the entire visualization, his whole body felt refreshed, as if he had taken a hot spring bath after being tired.

Shi Xuan guessed that it was at the last moment of life and death that he could suppress his fear and calmly cast spells, which further improved his control over the soul and improved the realm of the soul. That's why there were so many surprises during the visualization.

"Baolu" explains at the beginning that the core of this set of exercises is: control, or also called control. Control of one's own body, control of one's own inner energy, control of one's own soul, control of one's own spirit. Only by understanding and controlling oneself can one talk about how to practice Taoism.

However, Shi Xuan is not very clear about control and mastery. This is mainly because his level is still low and many problems cannot be encountered. In addition, it is also because there is no one to guide and communicate with him. This further strengthened Shi Xuan's determination to search for Taoism.

Although Shi Xuan was worried that there would be ghosts that escaped the net at night, it was quiet all night, not even the sound of insects or birds. Just like that, the whole night was silent until dawn.

Shi Xuan regained his energy through visualization. Seeing the rising sun outside, the warm sunshine, and smelling the fresh air, he couldn't help but stretch. He just felt that life is so wonderful and should be cherished.

Shi Xuan's movements woke up Yan Jujian. He meditated until midnight last night. He couldn't stand the physical and mental exhaustion. He found a few stools and made a simple bed to sleep on. "Brother Shi got up. It’s so early, and I feel like I’m recovering well.”

"Maybe the Taoist method of moving qi is better at regulating it. Let's wake up brother Mingde and go look around together. We'll come back at noon to get tiger meat to eat." Now that Shi Xuan has regained his energy, he looks at the double-headed tiger's lair. There are some things that are full of curiosity. It would be best to have information about the black banner.

"I came here to look for an old friend, but now it seems that the odds are against me." Yan Jujian felt a little sad, "I hope we can find his relics later and build a tomb for him in the future."

"Well, at least we have avenged him. There is no point in talking now. Let's get ready to go." Shi Xuan could only say this.

After waking up Ding Mingde, he didn't dare to stay in the yard by himself, so he naturally agreed to follow Shi Xuan to Zhuangzi to check. Then Shi Xuan took the two of them to search in the direction where they saw the two-headed tiger coming last night.

The houses in Zhuangzi are full of stale smells. Except for a few rooms that contain quilts and other daily necessities, the rest of the rooms have not been used for many years and have nothing of value.

The farther back we walked, the stronger the fishy smell in the air became. It was very similar to the smell on the two-headed tiger last night. It seemed that we had gone to the right place. According to the source of the fishy smell, Shi Xuan slightly adjusted his direction. After walking through and entering the house, the front suddenly opened up. A piece of unmaintained land appeared in front of the three of them. There were some trees sparsely planted on it and there were many trees around it. There were white skulls and mutilated corpses, and some even looked like they had just died a few days ago.

Yan Jujian signaled to Shi Xuan that he wanted to look for his friends among the corpses. Shi Xuan naturally would not disagree, but when he saw the big black hole at the end of the clearing and under the mountain wall, he couldn't help it. He thought about the journey along the way. Xing Lai didn't see any ghosts in his heavenly eyes, so he nodded and said: "Brother Yan, please take a closer look at these bones. I just opened my heavenly eyes and saw them. These are not ghosts. They are not dangerous. Pindao." Let’s go to the cave to explore first. Brother Yan can retreat to the cave if he encounters danger.”

"I understand that based on the level of ghosts last night, unless it is the tiger-headed monster at the end, it will not be a problem for me to reach the cave at this distance." In terms of Qinggong, Yan Jujian is still relatively confident, although he is not a martial artist. He is a top Qinggong master, but compared with those ghosts that move like normal people or are slow, he is really much stronger.

When Shi Xuan saw that Yan Jujian had no objections, he prepared to go to the cave. Ding Mingde saw that the cave was dark and remembered the terrifying tiger-headed monster last night, so he volunteered to stay and help Yan Jujian find the body.

Along the vague path, Shi Xuan walked to the cave. Standing here, he could smell the fishy smell, blood smell, rotten smell in the cave, and even the common odor of wild beasts. Shi Xuan had to endure the strange mixed smell and walked into the cave.

The inside of the cave was not dark, there were some torches lit along the way, and there were no forks. Except for accidentally kicking some bones, Shi Xuan successfully walked to the innermost part of the cave. It was a circular space with only a few small blocks inside. The flat stone looks like a crude table.

There were three books messily placed on the table, as well as a large bowl with some black water left in it, like medicinal soup. In addition to the table, there was a pile of things covered with thatch in the corner. Through the cracks in the thatch, Shi Xuan saw that there were herbs inside, the ones grown outside Zhuangzi. From the whole situation, it can be seen that the two-headed tiger came out in a hurry last night and didn't even collect the books.